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Silicon
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a tetravalent nonmetallic element; next to oxygen it is the most abundant element in the earth's crust; occurs in clay and feldspar and granite and quartz and sand; used as a semiconductor in transistors
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Inanimate
Composition
Simple
Uncountable
singular
not gender specific
Plural form
silicons
Examples
Silicon is the key material used to make computer chips and solar panels.
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